ArticlePloS one2018
Taking an educational psychology course improves neuroscience literacy but does not reduce belief in neuromyths.
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- The Prevalence of Educational Neuromyths among Hungarian Pre-Service Teachers.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- Prevalence of neuromyths among psychology students: small differences to pre-service teachers.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Effect of a Science of Learning Course on Beliefs in Neuromyths and Neuroscience Literacy.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Neuroscience Knowledge and Endorsement of Neuromyths among Educators: What Is the Scenario in Brazil?Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Unveiling teachers' beliefs on visual cognition and learning styles of deaf and hard of hearing students: A Portuguese-Swedish study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Acceptability of Neuroscientific Interventions in Education.Science and engineering ethics · 2021Article
- Neuroscience Concepts Changed Teachers' Views of Pedagogy and Students.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Interventions to Dispel Neuromyths in Educational Settings-A Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The Teaching Pattern of Law Majors Using Artificial Intelligence and Deep Neural Network Under Educational Psychology.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- On Neuroeducation: Why and How to Improve Neuroscientific Literacy in Educational Professionals.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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- An Attempt to Correct Erroneous Ideas Among Teacher Education Students: The Effectiveness of Refutation Texts.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Pre-service Science Teachers' Neuroscience Literacy: Neuromyths and a Professional Understanding of Learning and Memory.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
Educators are increasingly interested in applying neuroscience findings to improve educational practice. However, their understanding of the brain often lags behind their enthusiasm for the brain. We propose that educational psychology can serve as a bridge between basic research in neuroscience and psychology on one hand and educational practice on the other. We evaluated whether taking an educational psychology course is associated with increased neuroscience literacy and reduced belief in neuromyths in a sample of South Korean pre-service teachers. The results showed that taking an educational psychology course was associated with the increased neuroscience literacy, but there was no impact on belief in neuromyths. We consider the implications of these and other findings of the study for redesigning educational psychology courses and textbooks for improving neuroscience literacy.
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